Aggies escape Albuquerque with sloppy victory

That one was ugly, no doubt about it. But the Aggies gladly will take their 28-22 victory over New Mexico on Saturday night, because it helps erase their season-opening loss to Arkansas State.

Plus, they got good news when tailback Mike Goodson returned after suffering what looked to be a pretty bad knee injury just before the second half.

As for starting quarterback Stephen McGee, he left the game after the first series with a sprained right (throwing) shoulder, and coach Mike Sherman said he’ll be evaluated further back in College Station.

Backup Jerrod Johnson played nicely in McGee’s place, sure to stoke a quarterback controversy back in Aggieland and abroad about who’s best suited to lead this team. First, however, McGee just needs to get healthy — and go from there. The Aggies only gained 236 yards of offense, and Sherman said afterward they’ve got to get that fixed in a hurry.

He certainly feels fortunate they’ve got this coming weekend off to get ready for the Hurricanes, and keep improving following a sloppy contest in which they collected 10 penalties and fumbed four times (losing one). The Aggies were bad, the Lobos were worse. In the end, A&M was simply happy to get out of New Mexico with a win.